Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties. MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, MercyOne is there for you in critical moments:
• MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center
• MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation
• MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation

With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa.
MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.

MercyOne Waterloo Cancer Care

MercyOne Waterloo Cancer Center has been the area’s only comprehensive, accredited and multidisciplinary cancer treatment center in the 10-county area surrounding Black Hawk County for more than 25 years. As Iowa’s first stand-alone facility to combine both radiation and chemotherapy treatment, and offer full support services in one convenient location, the center has stood as a promise of hope for those with cancer.

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Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Clinic RN in our MercyOne Waterloo Cancer Care

Clinic

As a Clinic RN  at MercyOne, you will utilize critical thinking to assess, plan, implement and evaluate outcome based care of patients. The RN supervises and coordinates care provided to patients by the LPN, Medical Assistants and other Clinic team members. The RN facilitates communication with physicians, patient and family, other departments and/or team members. Adheres to MercyOnes’s performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of MercyOne.

Schedule:

• Full time 40 hours a week
• 8:00-4:30
• No Weekends no Holidays

General Requirements:

• Assists provider in providing care appropriate to the age related needs of the patients served based on principles of growth and development.
  • Analyzes record for completeness and understanding of patient history.
  • Greets and identifies patient.
  • Prepares patient for exam while protecting patient’s privacy/modesty.
  • Reviews current medications and allergies and documents.
  • Takes vital signs, obtains chief complaints, history and documents.
  • Assists provider with routine and advanced procedures (administering IV meds/fluids, lumbar punctures, stress testing, etc.).
  • Provides patient cares as directed by providers (i.e., immunizations, spirometry, injections, EKG, nebulizer, ear washing, wart removal, etc.).
  • Prepares exam/procedure rooms and equipment for patient care.
• Assists provider in providing patient care via phone, mail and/or fax.
  • Gathers and analyzes relevant information provided by patient.
  • Triage calls per established provider protocols.
  • Provides provider with summary of patient needs and/or test results.
  • Communicates information from provider to patient regarding next step.
  • Delegates tasks appropriately to other team members.
  • Returns phone calls in a timely manner.
  • Calls in prescriptions and refills as directed by provider.
  • Performs pre-certifications for medications, tests, procedures or exams as required.
• Provides scheduling support for patients.
  • Schedules patients for appointments, tests and surgeries/referrals to hospice, home nursing, nursing home, etc.
  • Initiates referral form.
  • Works to accommodate provider and patient schedules when making appointments.
  • Communicates and provides instruction for testing and/or referrals.
  • Provides information to clinic scheduler.
• Educates patients and families to meet identified needs.
  • Assesses patient/family learning needs, barriers to learning and learning readiness and communicates to physician.
  • Provides patient education as directed by p